Broom



J. E. ELDRIDGE.

BROOM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. s, 1919.

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Patented Aug. 1, 1922.

JDI-IN EDWARD ELDRIDGE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

BROOM.

To (all 10 from it may concern Be it known that I, Jenn EDWARD EL-nnmen, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Buffalo,in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Brooms, of which the following is specification.

Thisinvention relates to a broom in which the handleis detachablyconnected with the brush. A broom of this character has many advantagesover the ordinary broom in which the handle and brush are permanentlyconnected, the chief advantage being that such brooms may be boxed andshipped in knocked-down condition and therefore stowed more compactlythan ordinary brooms, thereby economizing in space and effecting asaving in the cost of transportation. Such brooms will also effect-aconsiderable economy in materials inasmuch as a worn brush may bereplaced by a new one and thus enable the same handle to be usedrepeatedly, thereby avoiding the waste incident to the practice ofthrowing away the handle with thebrush when the same are permanentlyconnected.

It'is the object of this invention to provide a broom in which thehandle and brush are detachably connected by means which arecomparatively simple and HIQXPGILSI'VG,

which permit the handle and brush to be readily connected anddisconnected either for use or for storing the same closely in a box orcrate for transportation, and which are strong and durable so that thesame handle may be used repeatedly with many brushes.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a broom constructed in accordance withmy invention. Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional elevation showing themeans for detachably connecting the handle and brush embodying; myimprovements. Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 33, Fig.Figures 4 and 5 are side elevations of the outer ferrule or socket ofthe brush viewed, respec tively, from opposite sides thereof. Figure 6is a similar view of the inner ferrule which is mounted on the handleand forms part of the means for detachably connecting the same with thebrush.

Similar characters of reference refer to like parts throughout theseveral views.

7 represents the brush of a broom which Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 8, 1919.

may be constructed in any usual and well. known manner of any suitablematerial such, for instance, as broom corn which is commonly employedfor this purpose and 8 is the handle which is adapted to be detach ablyconnected at its lower end with the upper end of the brush, this handlebeing preferably constructed of wood, as usual, although any othersuitable material may be employed if desired.

Within the upper end of the brush is an ranged a socket or outer ferrule9 which is preferably constructed of a sheet of metal bent into tubularform so that its longitudinal edges meet. These edges may be connectedin any suitable manner, for instance, by means of electric welding orsolder and the same are also preferably, though not nee essarily,positively interlocked with each other so that the same are held againstlengthwise displacement relatively to each other. This last mentionedeffect is preferably produced by providing one longitudinal edge of theouter ferrule Jillll one or more notches or recesses 10 and the otheredge with one or more lo s or lips 11 which engage with the notches ofthe companion edge, as shown in Fig. 5. This outer ferrule has its lowerpart provided with a screw thread 12 which is formed by stamping orotherwise while the upper part 13 of the same is unthreadcd andofcylindrical form. The broom corn or other material forming the brush ofthe broom is secured to the lower part cf the outer ferrule or socket byplacing this broom corn around this ferrule and tying or securing thesame thereto by a binding wire 1% which is wound helicall'y around theseveral layers or bunches of broom corn in a manner sim lar to that nowpractised in manufac'tur: a ordinary brooms. For this purpose the lowerend of the binding wire is first connectel n i "tn the lower part of theouter ferrule and then wound around the upper parts of the broom corn asthe same is applied successively around the outer ferrule after hich theupper part of the binding wire wound one the brush by the winding of thebinding wire.

Although various means may be employed for securing the upper and lowerends of the binding wire to the outer ferrule those which are shown inthe drawings are preferred and consist of lower and upper hooks 16, 17which are stamped outwardly from the sheet metal material from which thebody of the ferrule is made so that these hooks are formed integrallytherewith. The lower end of the binding wire is engaged with the lowerhook by twisting the same around the base of this hook preparatory toapplying the broom corn thereto and the upper end of the binding wire issecured in like manner to the upper hook after the operation of bind ingthe broom corn is completed. In order to prevent the binding wire frombecoming detached from these hooks either during the process ofmanufacturing the broom or while the same is in use these hooks are soarranged that their mouths open circumferentially in oppositedirections, each hook projecting in a direction opposite to thedirection of the pull of that end of the wire which is connectedtherewith.

The handle of the broom has its upper part 18 constructed ofcomparatively large diameter while the lower extremity 19 thereofisreduced and a downwardly tapering conical shoulder 20 is formed betweenthe lower reduced end and the upper enlarged part of the handle, asshown in Fig. 2. Upon the reduced part of the handle is ar ranged aninner ferrule 21 whichis made.

preferably of a sheet of metal bent into tubular form and having itslongitudinal edges connected by electric welding or otherwise and alsopreferably held against longitudinal displacement relatively to eachother by means of one or more lugs or lips 22 arranged on one of theseedges and engaging with corresponding, notches or recesses 23 on theopposing longitudinal edge, as shown inFig. 6. This inner ferrule issecured to the reduced part of the handle-by means of nails 2t, as shownby dotted lines in Fig. 2, or by any other suitable means and its upperend is engaged with the tapering shoulder of the handle by the upwardlyflaring upper end 25 of this innerferrule as shown in Fig. 2. This innerferrule is provided with a screw thread 26 which is formed thereon bystamping or otherwise which thread is adapted to engage its exteriorwith the interior of the thread on the outer ferrule, and thereby form adetachable connection between the handle and the brush of the broom. Inthe assembled conditionof the handle and the brush the upper edge of theouter ferrule engages with the upper part of the tapering shoulder ofthe handle, as shown in Fig. 2, so thatthis shoulder forms a stop whichlimits the entranceof the handle into the brush and also forms a flushor finished joint between the handle and the outer ferruleinasmuch asthe same are of substantially the same external diameter and thereforereduce the liability of anything curing the advantage of low cost oftransportation, particularly when brooms for export in whlch case thecharge shipping for transportation is based on the cubical spacewhich isoccupied. and not onthe weight of the commodity.

Furthermore, a housekeeper need not purchase a new handleevery time thebrush is worn out inasmuch as the same handle can be used continuouslywith successive new brushes, and the store-keeper need not make as largean investment for keeping the required stock on hand inasmuch as heneeds less handles in proportion to the number of brushes in order tomeet the demands of his trade. These advantages are particularlydesirable in the cottonand woolen mill districts where brooms are usedvery extensively and the cost is a considerable item.

I claim as my invention; 7

A broom and handle connectioncomprising an outer screw threaded ferruleconnected to the broom, an inner screw threaded ferrule connected to thehandle engaging with the inner side of said outer ferrule, and.

a handle having a reduced unthreaded lower part which engages with theinner ferrule and an enlarged upper part/which engages with said outerferrule, said reduced and enlarged parts being integral and bothremovable from said broom.

JOHN EDWARD ELDRIDGE.

